It’s often said that the path to hell is laid with good intentions. Good intentions are a necessary, but not sufficient condition for a good life.
Good intentions enable us to know what ends might be desirable, but they don’t help us to know how to attain them.
Fine discrimination allows us to determine the correct means to carry out our plans, to see clearly the obstacles that might prevent us and how to work around them, or even turn them to our advantage. In combination with good intentions, we can answer the question “What is worth doing?”
Right action enables us to move in the correct direction, to bring our plans to life, and to fruition, to enact a vision with precision.
Any one or two of these qualities is not sufficient for a good life. But all three are disproportionately powerful, and someone who strengthens the heart, mind and hand will defy many limitations.
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